Point of crosswalks is to save lives

May 8, 2014

With all due respect to the writer who criticized the cost of installing lights in the crosswalks of downtown Fort Lauderdale, has he given consideration to the number of individuals who are struck by moving vehicles in this county every day? Alerting drivers to the presence of a pedestrian crossing the road could avoid many injuries. A $50,000 expenditure is a very small price to pay for saving even one life. This is hardly a ridiculous waste of tax money.